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The Motley Fool
October 22, 2004
Tim Beyers |
PeopleSoft's Prevarication Stock options and a sales gimmick go unnoticed as the software maker reports impressive results.   |
InternetNews
December 29, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Oracle Takes Majority Control of PeopleSoft Oracle has taken majority ownership of PeopleSoft after that company's stockholders tendered roughly 75 percent of their shares in favor of the $10.3 billion acquisition. |
InternetNews
December 13, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Oracle to Buy PeopleSoft for $10.3B After a long pursuit, Oracle will pay $26.50 per share for PeopleSoft, a 10 percent premium over the company's closing price Friday. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2006
W.D. Crotty |
Dueling Fools: Oracle Bear While the stock has gone up 19.9% over the past 16 months, the earnings have gone nowhere. If you are still aching to buy Oracle, take a look at its five-year chart. It isn't pretty. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Risks and Profits in Oracle's Future CEO Larry Ellison's string of successes should translate into long-term gains for shareholders. But it won't be an easy ride. |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Oracle's Bipolar Quarter The database maker meets expectations, and hints it may not need PeopleSoft after all. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2004
Tim Beyers |
OracleSoft At Last Oracle announces a blowout quarter and a deal for PeopleSoft for $10.3 billion in cash. Oracle's shares are up nearly 10%. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Oracle Won't Quit The database king extends its offer for PeopleSoft for the 10th time. Is there any profit left for investors? |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Oracle: Seeing Cash While some may say the database software maker is an overvalued, aging dog that isn't worth your time because of anemic growth in sales and net income, that argument misses the big picture: Cash. |
InternetNews
January 19, 2005
Michael Singer |
Ellison: Partners Key to Merger Success Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said key partnerships will help make the acquisition of PeopleSoft a complete success. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2004
Tim Beyers |
PeopleSoft Plays Defense The business software maker inks a deal with IBM, but it isn't likely to dissuade Oracle. |
InternetNews
November 21, 2004
Michael Singer |
PeopleSoft Soap Opera Still Alive Merger talks are still alive though strained in the hostile takeover soap opera between Oracle and PeopleSoft. |
InternetNews
February 18, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Oracle Lobbies PeopleSoft Shareholders In a new letter, Oracle questions PeopleSoft's actions since the June takeover offer and urges shareholders to support the revised bid. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2004
Tim Beyers |
When No Really Doesn't Mean No PeopleSoft's board rejects Oracle one last time. Or does it? |
InternetNews
December 28, 2004
Clint Boulton |
PeopleSoft CEO Duffield Resigns PeopleSoft's Chairman and CEO David Duffield resigned from the company on Dec. 21, just one week after PeopleSoft's board agreed to accept Oracle's $10.3 billion acquisition offer. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Oracle's Softwar? The database king ups its guidance as it prepares for a battle with rival SAP. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Oracle: See You in Court Antitrust authorities sue to block PeopleSoft acquisition, but Ellison chooses to fight. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2004
Tim Beyers |
The Case for OracleSoft The author makes an argument for what Oracle and PeopleSoft together could mean for investors. |
The Motley Fool
December 30, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Larry Ellison's Victory Dance Oracle takes control as PeopleSoft founder Dave Duffield resigns. |
InternetNews
May 14, 2004
Michael Singer |
Oracle Discounts PeopleSoft Bid The database software giant lowers the value of the deal to roughly $7.7 billion from $9.4 billion. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2004
Tim Beyers |
A Smart, Sleazy Stock Striptease Oracle's dangerous liaison with PeopleSoft mixes flirtation with rejection. |
InternetNews
November 1, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Oracle to PeopleSoft: 'Best and Final Offer' Oracle ups its bid for PeopleSoft to $24 per share and drops most conditions in its continuing quest to buy the software maker. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Another Case for OracleSoft A blowout quarter is sullied by lower applications revenue, strengthening the case for a deal for PeopleSoft. |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2005
Tim Beyers |
OracleSoft's Opening Day The database king finally nabs more than 90% of PeopleSoft's outstanding shares. |
CFO
April 1, 2005
Russ Banham |
People Problems What will Oracle do now that it's finally bought PeopleSoft? PeopleSoft customers want to know. |
BusinessWeek
September 27, 2004
Jim Kerstetter |
Peoplesoft: Ease the Inevitable Fighting Oracle's takeover bid made sense at first. Not anymore. Oracle's bid has plenty of upside for the company, and for investors, too. |
InternetNews
November 18, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Oracle to PeopleSoft: It's Your Best Deal In an open letter, Oracle calls its offer for applications rival PeopleSoft in shareholders' best interest. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2004
Tim Beyers |
You Say Sell, I Say Potato Disgruntled shareholders file suit to force talks with Oracle while PeopleSoft's two largest shareholders agree to disagree. |
InternetNews
February 9, 2004
Clint Boulton |
PeopleSoft Board Shoots Down Latest Oracle Offer The company's board sets the stage for a fierce fight over the fate of PeopleSoft at the upcoming March 25 shareholders meeting. |
InternetNews
June 30, 2004
Michael Singer |
Ellison Rounds Up Oracle's Defense The DoJ grills the CEO about his fourth attempt to acquire PeopleSoft. |
InternetNews
February 23, 2004
Clint Boulton |
PeopleSoft: Just Say No to Oracle Chief Craig Conway defends his company from Oracle's verbal attacks and urges shareholders to vote for its own board nominees. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Dueling Fools: Oracle Bull Larry Ellison says that he believes his company will generate 20% annual earnings gains out to fiscal 2010. So far, no one believes him. Which is fine from an investor's standpoint -- the stock is sharply undervalued. |
InternetNews
November 8, 2004
Roy Mark |
Oracle Prepared to Drop PeopleSoft Bid Oracle will drop its efforts to block PeopleSoft's defense to Oracle's hostile takeover bid if PeopleSoft's shareholders fail to tender a majority of their shares by Nov. 19, according to an Oracle letter sent to a Delaware court. |
InternetNews
November 10, 2004 |
Oracle's 'Final' PeopleSoft Offer Rejected The battle for PeopleSoft now goes to the shareholders while the legal wranging continues. |
InternetNews
February 4, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Oracle Offers $9.4 Billion for PeopleSoft The business software maker sweetens its cash bid for PeopleSoft, offering nearly 19 percent more than current market value. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2004
Tim Beyers |
Has Larry Ellison Gone Crazy? With the PeopleSoft proposal unresolved, the Oracle chief preaches more acquisitions. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2004
Mark Mahorney |
PeopleSoft's Pandemonium The hostile takeover attempt by Oracle has created unwanted chaos for software company PeopleSoft. |
InternetNews
October 15, 2004
Michael Singer |
Oracle v. PeopleSoft Trial Closes A Delaware judge must wade through two weeks of testimony. |
InternetNews
January 14, 2005
Michael Singer |
Oracle to PeopleSoft: You're Fired PeopleSoft employees wait anxiously for 5,000 FedEx packages containing pink slips. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Larry Ellison: Rule Breaker Oracle's CEO once again defies conventional thinking for the benefit of shareholders. |
InternetNews
January 26, 2004
Clint Boulton |
Oracle Proposes Own Slate for PeopleSoft Board Oracle proposes its own candidates in an attempt to gain influence over its acquisition target. |
BusinessWeek
April 4, 2005
Steve Hamm |
Larry, You Picked A Nasty Fight In taking on heavyweight SAP in the corporate applications software market, Oracle faces very long odds. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Halloween Treat: Oracle The database king has tasty treats stored away for enterprising investors. |
U.S. Banker
February 2005
Gregory Goth |
The People(Soft) Vs. Larry Ellison The contentious battle between Oracle and PeopleSoft was always about money. Now Oracle CEO Larry Ellison must convince financial clients to stick around. |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2008
Tim Beyers |
An Oracle Sell-Off? Woo Hoo! Shares of the database company get cheaper. |
InternetNews
December 15, 2004 |
Chronology of a Merger Oracle's dogged pursuit of PeopleSoft was rewarded on December 13, 2004, as PeopleSoft's board of directors agreed to sell the company for $10.3 billion. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Oracle's $7.7 Billion Migraine The company dislikes what PeopleSoft is doing, but it's still buying. |
InternetNews
October 11, 2004
Michael Singer |
PeopleSoft Refreshes J.D. Edwards Software Its Oracle woes aside, PeopleSoft looks to EnterpriseOne for RFID and CRM as a sales savior. |
InternetNews
June 29, 2005 |
New Software Licenses Power Oracle Profit Rising database sales were the bread and butter behind Oracle's fiscal fourth quarter profit, but the PeopleSoft division also played a key role in the company's results. |
InternetNews
July 2, 2004
Michael Singer |
Oracle Trial Comes Full Circle It began with Microsoft/SAP acquisition plans and ended with IBM 's notes on how to create FUD. |
